Heaven on Earth?: Theological Interpretation in Ecumenical Dialogue

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This collection assembles essays by eleven leading Catholic and evangelical theologians in an ecumenical discussion of the benefits – and potential drawbacks – of today’s burgeoning corpus of theological interpretation. The authors explore the critical relationship between the earthly world and its heavenly counterpart.Ground-breaking volume of ecumenical debate featuring Catholic and evangelical theologiansExplores the core theological issue of how the material and spiritual worlds interrelateFeatures a diversity of analytical approachesAddresses an urgent need to distinguish the positive and problematic aspects of today’s rapidly growing corpus of theological interpretation Content: Chapter 1 “In Many and Various Ways”: Towards A Theology of Theological Exegesis (pages 11–31): Brian E. DaleyChapter 2 “There's Fire in That Rain”: On Reading the Letter and Reading Allegorically (pages 33–51): Lewis AyresChapter 3 Origen against History? Reconsidering the Critique of Allegory (pages 53–74): Peter W. MartensChapter 4 “This Is the Day Which the Lord Has Made”: Scripture, Manumission, and the Heavenly Future in Saint Gregory of Nyssa (pages 75–90): Hans BoersmaChapter 5 Imperial Lover: The Unveiling of Jesus Christ in Revelation (pages 91–107): Peter J. LeithartChapter 6 Translation and Transcendence: The Fragile Future of Spiritual Interpretation (pages 109–127): David Lyle JeffreyChapter 7 Readings on the Rock: Typological Exegesis in Contemporary Scholarship (pages 129–153): Matthew LeveringChapter 8 The Self?Critique of the Historical?Critical Method: Cardinal Ratzinger's Erasmus Lecture (pages 155–172): Michael Maria WaldsteinChapter 9 Profiling Christ: The Psalms of Abandonment (pages 173–187): Francesca A. MurphyChapter 10 Reading the Book of the Church: Bonhoeffer's Christological Hermeneutics (pages 189–206): Jens ZimmermannChapter 11 “Ascending the Mountain, Singing the Rock: Biblical Interpretation Earthed, Typed, and Transfigured” (pages 207–229): Kevin J. Vanhoozer